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Best Western Inverness Palace Hotel & Spa

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Best Western Inverness Palace Hotel & Spa located on the banks of Inverness opposite Inverness Castle. Recently awarded AA 4 Star, it is just a few minutes walk to the town centre. Discover a warm and friendly welcome at the stylish and contemporary hotel. Accommodation is offered over 2 period properties and modern refurbished cottage. Choose from Classic rooms to period River & Castle View rooms with a lovely view towards the Castle. Choose from dining in Brassiere, Bar or the Lounge where you can sit back and relax with your favourite coffee as we We Proudly Serve Starbucks Coffee and surf the web for free. Visit the newly refurbished Leisure Club with 50 foot swimming pool, sauna, Jacuzzi, steam room. You will enjoy a relaxing break in stylish surroundings here is a brief summary: Inverness City Centre location : Free Wifi : Car Parking : Leisure Club with 50 foot Swimming pool : Fitness Suite: Starbucks Coffee : Sleeping Beauty Spa.
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Property amenities
Electric vehicle charging station
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Pool
Fitness Centre with Gym / Workout Room
Bar / lounge
Board games / puzzles
Pets Allowed ( Dog / Pet Friendly )
Taxi service
Free public parking nearby
Paid private parking nearby
Street parking
Wifi
Hot bath
Pool / beach towels
Indoor pool
Heated pool
Shallow end in pool
Fitness / spa changing rooms
Sauna
Restaurant
Breakfast available
Breakfast buffet
Breakfast in the room
Complimentary Instant Coffee
Kids' meals
Snack bar
Special diet menus
Business Centre with Internet Access
Conference facilities
Banquet room
Meeting rooms
Spa
Facial treatments
Makeup services
Manicure
Massage
Pedicure
Salon
Steam room
Waxing services
24-hour security
Baggage storage
Newspaper
Non-smoking hotel
24-hour check-in
24-hour front desk
Express check-in / check-out
Dry cleaning
Laundry service
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Room features
Blackout curtains
Housekeeping
Interconnected rooms available
Room service
Safe
Flatscreen TV
Walk-in shower
Bath / shower
Telephone
Wardrobe / wardrobe
Private bathrooms
Tile / marble floor
Wake-up service / alarm clock
Complimentary toiletries
Hair dryer
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City view
Landmark view
Non-smoking rooms
Family rooms
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HOTEL CLASS
4.0 of 5 stars
HOTEL STYLE
Great View
City View
Languages Spoken
English
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Nisha B wrote a review 13 Mar
Bath, United Kingdom3 contributions
Meeting up with family, good place to stop over looking the Castle and the River Ness. The Bar Lounge was comfortable and warm. Good service, good menu choice. We all ordered different and did not have to wait long. I loved the sticky toffee pudding! Added bonus they had Starbucks Coffee
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Date of stay: February 2024
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Responded 5 days ago
Thank you so much for your lovely review, Nishab795. We are so pleased that you had an enjoyable family lunch in our brasserie. It's great to hear that you were impressed with the hotel and our team. We hope to welcome you back in the future. Kind regards, Sarah
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murtaughmcm wrote a review Jul 2023
Chicago, Illinois4 contributions1 helpful vote
Hotel's Favourite
This hotel has it all! Great location on the river, great views, amenities that can include a bathtub, unbelievably delicious dinners in the restaurant and top-notch staff. Expensive but worth it. I highly recommend it.!
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Date of stay: July 2023
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Response from Angelika Malinowska-Dolgowska, Revenue Management at Best Western Inverness Palace Hotel & Spa
Responded 13 Jul 2023
Thank you so much for your fantastic review, Murtaughmcm. We are pleased to hear that the hotel met your expectations and we are glad you have written so many positive points and, on the whole, enjoyed your stay. We'll look forward to welcoming you again the next time you visit the city. Kindest Regrads, Angelika
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Sea_Angel wrote a review 9 Mar
Helensburgh, United Kingdom2 contributions1 helpful vote
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I stayed with a friend for a chilled spa weekend and we enjoyed it so much we booked to stay again before we made it home! The hotel is beautifully decorated as are the rooms. Everywhere is immaculately clean. The spa facilities are great, lots of changing and shower space, and all very well looked after. The onsite Sleeping Beauty Spa was a highlight, they are very popular so make sure to book as far in advance as you can for their services. Staff here are all so lovely and helpful, nothing is a problem for them and it’s always with a smile. The hotel breakfast was fantastic, as we were there for a spa weekend we decided to eat at the hotels brasserie for our evening meals, again the food was amazing. (Balmoral chicken was a favourite of ours). The location to the city is perfect so we did take some time out from the pool to shop.
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Date of stay: February 2024Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Response from Sarah Grant, Revenue Management at Best Western Inverness Palace Hotel & Spa
Responded 1 week ago
Thank you so much for your lovely review, Sunshine49370691879. We are so pleased that you and your friend had a lovely spa weekend with us. It is great that you have made so many positive points and that our team made and impression on you. We hope to welcome you both back soon. Kind regards, Sarah Grant
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LF wrote a review 6 Mar
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i’d first like to say that the palace hotel is a beautiful building with lovely staff. However, me and one of my close friends went for afternoon tea, when we went in we were not greeted by anyone and wasn’t sure where to go, when eventually we found a girl, she was lovely and seated us by the entrance which we were not too keen on because where we were sat it was right next too a tea me coffee station where customers where back and forth standing next too us when we were trying to enjoy or afternoon tea. When the girl brought over our afternoon tea it seemed underwhelming for the good reviews we had heard by other friends, the sandwich’s were quite honestly not good at all, the sausage roll was tasty but could hardly see it with the size, the cakes were decent, but tasted shop bought, the scones were just not it to be honest. Although the staff were lovely, they were not attentive in the slightest, god knows where they were but we waited for around 20 minutes for someone to walk by to ask them for a take-away box, but no staff walked by… which then lead to my friend having to go up and ask to which she said they were all just standing there chatting, which i don’t have a problem with if there was nothing to do but we just thought that we would have been checked on, all in all, i don’t think we would come back for after noon tea again mainly for the poor quality sandwhichs, maybe the dinner reservations are better? i would like to go for dinner to hopefully get a better experience considering it is a lovely building and the staff are so polite.
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Date of stay: March 2024
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Responded 1 week ago
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave your review, 872loganf. We are so pleased that you were impressed with the hotel. I am sorry to hear that you were not happy with your afternoon tea , this is disappointing to hear as we always take pride in our service and quality no matter what time of the day or service it is. We appreciate your honest feedback and I will ensure that it is passed on to the management team. We hope to welcome you back soon. Kind regards, Sarah
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rogermartin1 wrote a review 2 Mar
Bromborough, United Kingdom1 contribution
,Perfect in every aspect , food , bar, pool , decor, location, bed especially comfortable, unusual in my view, pool warm and clean, dead handy for town, very warm and cosy, nice spa bath, steam room staff lovely
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Date of stay: March 2024
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Responded 1 week ago
Thank you so much for your brilliant review, rogermartin1. We are delighted to read that you really enjoyed your stay with us and have written so many positive points. Our team really appreciate your kind words. We hope to welcome you back again soon. Kind regards, Sarah
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JulesFRoberts wrote a review 2 Mar
Swansea, United Kingdom13 contributions6 helpful votes
I loved this hotel. Beautiful spotless rooms, wonderful facilities, perfect location for everything and right on the river Ness. The staff were extremely friendly, helpful and efficient. I would have given five stars if the food had been great. Can't comment on breakfast as I didn't have it, but the evening meals were disappointing.
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Date of stay: February 2024
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Thank you so much for taking the time to leave your lovely review, JulesFRoberts. We are so pleased to hear that you love our hotel and had a great stay. Its great to hear that our team made and impression on you and you were impressed with our location. We hope to welcome you back in the future. Kind regards, Sarah
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Ryan G wrote a review Feb 2024
Kota Kinabalu District, Malaysia33 contributions22 helpful votes
This hotel is lovely, the staff are very friendly and attentive, especially at the breakfast room which was very busy. The fact there is a gym and spar is a very nice addition. However I had a terrible meal at the restaurant. I ordered a vegan burger and was quite shocked at what came, thouroughly unenjoyable. Undercooked fries and over cooked potato and pea patty with a few bits of white lettuce, no love, no joy. For £16 I think it's reasonable to expect some creative flair, some chutney and fried onions, a gherkin and perhaps even a decent patty (there's plenty out there nowadays). For such a nice hotel I definitely expected better.
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Date of stay: February 2024Trip type: Travelled on business
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Responded 3 weeks ago
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave your review, troutbek101. We are so glad that you enjoyed your stay and you found our team friendly and attentive. Its great to hear you were impressed with the hotel and our facilities. I am very upset to hear about your experience with dinner, this is disappointing to hear as we always take pride in our service and quality. I will definitely raise this with the Food and Beverage manager to discuss with their team. We hope to welcome you back in the future. Kind regards, Sarah
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Rhonda D wrote a review Feb 2024
Dallas, Texas12 contributions
Beautiful hotel on the river! The staff was very friendly, room was comfortable and spacious, and the breakfast had a variety of yummy foods and drinks. Parking was extremely limited, but the hotel offered a parking “permit” with a 20 pounds deposit (refundable when you return the permit). The lift was small, but we didn’t mind using the stairs. We would stay here again and would recommend this hotel to family and friends!
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Date of stay: February 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
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Responded 3 weeks ago
Thank you for your lovely review, Rhonda D. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your stay with us and were impressed with your room and breakfast. It's great that our team made an impression on you. I'm glad that you were able to take advantage of the off site parking, we do try our best to optimise space between the onsite car park and overflow car park. As we're a listed Victorian building we're unable to make significant structural changes such as widening the lift shaft. Thank you so much for your recommendation. We hope to welcome you back soon. Kind regards, Sarah
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676stuart wrote a review Feb 2024
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We found the Palace Hotel to be really friendly, happy staff, room was spacious and clean, bed was very comfortable, halls were freshly painted, whole place was warm, constant hot water, lovely accommodation with good bar food and walking distance to theatre. The pool looked great, will try that out next stay
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Date of stay: February 2024
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Responded 4 weeks ago
Thank you so much for your lovely review, 676stuart. We are so pleased that you had a great stay and that you are already planning to come back to stay with us. It is great to hear that our team made an impression on you and you were impressed with the hotel, our food and location. Hope you enjoyed the theatre. We look forward to welcoming you back soon. Kind regards, Sarah
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Rushiel P wrote a review Feb 2024
Johannesburg, South Africa7 contributions1 helpful vote
The hotel is ideally located and not far from restaurants and the Inverness station. Great service and good breakfast options. Marlene at the restaurant was especially friendly and an amazing host. Best hotel by location and views in my opinion.
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Date of stay: February 2024
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Response from Sarah Grant, Revenue Management at Best Western Inverness Palace Hotel & Spa
Responded 4 weeks ago
Thank you so much for your great review, rushielp. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your stay with us. Its great to hear that you were very impressed with our location and enjoyed your breakfast. It's great to hear that Marlene made a fantastic impression to you and that she helped make your stay even better. I will certainly pass your compliments to Marlene, who will be delighted to hear your feedback. We hope to welcome you back next time you are in Inverness. Kind regards, Sarah
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110
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Frequently Asked Questions about Best Western Inverness Palace Hotel & Spa
Which popular attractions are close to Best Western Inverness Palace Hotel & Spa?
Nearby attractions include The Malt Room (0.2 miles), River Ness (0.04 miles), and North Coast 500 (0.1 miles).
What are some of the property amenities at Best Western Inverness Palace Hotel & Spa?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include an indoor pool, free wifi, and an on-site restaurant.
Which room amenities are available at Best Western Inverness Palace Hotel & Spa?
Top room amenities include a flat screen TV, blackout curtains, and a view of a nearby landmark.
What food & drink options are available at Best Western Inverness Palace Hotel & Spa?
Guests can enjoy an on-site restaurant, a lounge, and breakfast during their stay.
Is parking available at Best Western Inverness Palace Hotel & Spa?
Yes, free public parking nearby, paid private parking nearby, and street parking are available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Best Western Inverness Palace Hotel & Spa?
Conveniently located restaurants include Milk Bar, River House Restaurant, and Miele's Gelateria.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Best Western Inverness Palace Hotel & Spa?
Yes, guests have access to an indoor pool, a fitness centre, and a sauna during their stay.
Is Best Western Inverness Palace Hotel & Spa located near the city centre?
Yes, it is 0.3 miles away from the centre of Inverness.
Are any cleaning services offered at Best Western Inverness Palace Hotel & Spa?
Yes, dry cleaning and laundry service are offered to guests.
Are pets allowed at Best Western Inverness Palace Hotel & Spa?
Yes, pets are typically allowed, but it's always best to call ahead to confirm.
Does Best Western Inverness Palace Hotel & Spa offer any business services?
Yes, it conveniently offers a business centre, meeting rooms, and a banquet room.